A Songwriter’s Lament
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. Two days before I wrote this, another participant asked if anyone had ever written something that they were pretty sure had been written already by somebody else. This was my response: I’m sure I have… most of the time when I’m sure I’ve stolen something (e.g., Raggedy Man‘s hook earlier this week) and I go looking for what it was I stole, I find that it’s close, but not exact. Call it “inspired by.” And if today’s song (I Will … Continue reading